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CAGE Research Centre @cagewarwick.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to CAGE Impact Director @dennisnovy.bsky.social on his appointment to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office as the lead economic adviser to the Foreign Secretary on the UK’s foreign and international development policy.

Dennis Novy becomes lead economic advisor to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Congratulations to CAGE Impact Director, Dennis Novy who has been appointed as Chief Economist and Director of Analysis at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 8d

For anyone who's published a book. (Source: www.alcs.co.uk/news/the-lat...)

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · 12d

Absurd, and embarrassing for the country. If there is a 1930s analogy for today’s German rearmament, it would be British rearmament in the face of Nazi aggression in Europe. Not everyone in Ireland was on the British side then and not everyone in Ireland is on the Ukrainian and European side now.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 13d

Catherine Connolly compares German arms build-up with 1930s

‘I don’t wish to depress you. There is hope,’ presidential candidate tells UCD event

www.irishtimes.com

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · 18d

Europe will retaliate by talking a lot.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18d

A cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems has disrupted air traffic at several major European airports.

Cyberattack disrupts check-in systems at major European airports

A cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems has disrupted air traffic at several major European airports.

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 21d

Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 26d

Very useful discussion on the perils of using micro/cross-sectional parameter estimates in inferring the aggregate effects of policies/shocks. This is pervasive in Economics, yet the two effects can even have the opposite signs. (Example in next post.) voxdev.org/topic/method...

The ‘missing intercept’ problem with going from micro to macro

Many applied microeconomics papers conclude with a back-of-the-envelope calculation that scales their cross-sectional estimates to the aggregate level. These types of aggregate estimates are only vali...

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Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 26d

A tragic piece of news. Conor Gearty FBA was a wonderful human being, as kind as he was brilliant, thoughtful, self-deprecating and witty; a man of dialogue and convictions, always ready to listen, and one who had much to give the world.

Brendan McCarthy @brendanmccarthy.bsky.social · 26d

I am very sad to hear of Conor Gearty’s death. An enormous loss. He was a distinguished human rights lawyer and academic and a man of deep faith. He was a vital part of the Catholic conversation in Britain. At dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis. This is his diary from Bayreuth in this week’s Tablet.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · 28d

Hands off Bradley. We need good managers making our domestic league internationally competitive.

newsbeep.bsky.social @newsbeep.bsky.social · 28d

What’s next for Ireland? Martin’s CFO role puts Stephen Bradley in the frame to be boss

https://www.newsbeep.com/114982/

Heimir Hallgrímsson knows the score, especially when there’s losing ones. One upside of recruiting a manager with international…

What's next for Ireland? Martin’s CFO role puts Stephen Bradley in the frame to be boss - News Beep

Heimir Hallgrímsson knows the score, especially when there’s losing ones.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · 28d

Countries that don’t invest in the basics — coaching, training facilities, pathways for young players, domestic leagues — have no right to expect that they will do well in international football competitions #Ireland #worldcup #FAI

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · 28d

If the EP were to vote down this preposterous and illegal "deal" it would among other things mean that the Commission could credibly tell partners that there are limits to what is politically possible in Europe.

EP Press Service @press.europarl.europa.eu · 28d

🔴 Starting NOW: Plenary debate with Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and Danish EU Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre on Council and Commission statements

Implementation of EU-US trade deal and the prospect of wider EU trade agreements

📺 Watch LIVE ⤵️

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · Sep 2

A regulatory superpower that can’t even regulate itself (if true)

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Sep 2

EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič today made an 11th-hour intervention to stop the EU Commission issuing a penalty on U.S. tech giant Google for its search advertising practices, amid continued trade threats from President Donald Trump.

EU Google antitrust penalty halted amid Trump’s tariff threats

The decision was paused by Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič against the wishes of Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera.

www.politico.eu

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Bill Emmott @billemmott.bsky.social · Aug 30

The reality that Europe must acknowledge, in Ukraine and the transatlantic relationship open.substack.com/pub/billemmo...

September's dawning reality

English original of article published in Italian this morning by La Stampa

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League of Ireland @loipdnews.bsky.social · Aug 28

We are deeply saddened to hear that former Finn Harps, Galway United and Fanad United coach Ollie Horgan has passed away. 💙

A massive loss for Irish football. 😢

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · Aug 28

One of the main benefits of doing a US PhD is the extra time you get, that's one of the big reasons I advised my students to apply for US programmes. We offer a four year degree here, there'd be no advantage over us. The US is euthanising its massive advantage in research for no good reason.

Oren Samet @osamet.bsky.social · Aug 28

I know there's a lot happening today, but this is sneaking in under the radar. This proposed new rule would absolutely crush foreign PhD students, potentially making it impossible for them to enroll with any certainty of their ability to finish www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · Aug 27

On a parochial (Shamrock Rovers) note well done to Darragh Burns with an assist and two successfully converted spot kicks.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · Aug 27

Helt sikkert.

Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · Aug 27

www.berlingske.dk/indland/mett...

Mette Frederiksen undskylder for spiralsagen | Berlingske

På »vegne af Danmark« siger statsministeren undskyld for spiralsagen.

www.berlingske.dk

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · Aug 27

If anyone is in position to know, she is.
So: you can’t be a little bit sovereign, if you want to be the master in your own house you need to be sovereign across the board. That’s the agenda, and it has to start with Russia’s defeat in Ukraine. Time to massively scale up the Danish model

Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · Aug 27

„We have a land war on European continent. We are fully dependent on US. None of the EU members was ready to risk further escalation“.
The way @sabineweyand.bsky.social explains EU-US-deal is exactly right. She explains EU‘s trade-offs & rationale — and doesn‘t put lipstick on a pig.
(SZ-Dossier)

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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · Aug 27

„We have a land war on European continent. We are fully dependent on US. None of the EU members was ready to risk further escalation“.
The way @sabineweyand.bsky.social explains EU-US-deal is exactly right. She explains EU‘s trade-offs & rationale — and doesn‘t put lipstick on a pig.
(SZ-Dossier)

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Cédric Chambru @cedricchambru.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢 New initiative: we are launching a monthly virtual seminar in French Economic History to share and discuss the latest research in the field!

🌍 Open to all interested in #econhist.

👉 Info & updates: sites.google.com/view/vwfhe/h...

VWFHE

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · Aug 26

So much for the certainty that rewarding Trump for breaking the law provided us with.

Show a bully that you’re weak and he’ll walk all over you.

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Donald Trump threatens retaliation over taxes that ‘discriminate’ against US tech

President claims other countries’ digital levies hurt American companies while ignoring China

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · Aug 17

Norwegians decide on the Nobel Peace Prize. They suffered under Nazi occupation. Nazi occupation was not peace. Russian occupation is not peace. Perhaps someone should explain this to Mr Trump.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · Aug 16

This is a moment of truth for Europe. If our leaders don’t act to defend our vital interests there is no point in complaining about the failure of others to do so.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.bsky.social · Aug 10

If the argument is that the EU had no choice in the trade talks but to reward the US for breaking the law, because we need its security support, then a consequence should be that if the US takes Russia’s side in demanding that Ukraine give up land, then all bets will be off as regards trade.

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Mauricio Drelichman @mdrelichman.bsky.social · Aug 5

Economic history has lost one of its greats.

Tim Bresnahan @timobres.bsky.social · Aug 5

Peter Temin, economic historian at MIT, has passed away. He worked both on problems of understanding the past (e.g. "Did Monetary Forces Cause the Great Depression?") and how how the past shapes the present (e.g. "The Vanishing Middle Class.") Terrific scholar and mentor, generous critic.

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